Mounting development docker container directory on host

Question

I am using docker for software development, as I can bundle all my dependencies (compilers, libraries, ...) within a nice contained environment, without polluting the host.

The way I usually do things (which I guess is pretty common): I have a directory on the host that only contains the source code, which is mounted into a development container using a docker volume, where my software gets built and executed. Thanks to volumes being in sync, any changes in the source is reflected within the container.

Here is the pitfall: when using a code editor, software dependencies are considered broken as they are not accessible from the host. Therefore linting, etc... does not work.

I would like to be able to mount, let's say /usr/local/include from the container onto the host so that, be correctly configuring my editor, I can fix all the warnings.

I guess docker volume is not the solution here, because it would override the contained file system...

Also, I'm using Windows (no choice here) therefore my flow is:

Windows > Samba > Linux Host > Docker > Container

and I'd prefer not switching IDE (VS Code).

Any ideas? Thank you!

Answer 1

I use https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-mount-docker-volume-along-with-subfolders-on-the-host/120482/13 to expose python libraries from inside the container to a folder locally so that neovim can read the libraries for autocomplete/jump to definitions.